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The Original Code is ReportSheet.

The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Amarnath Chatterjee.
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Contributor(s): Amarnath Chatterjee
*/
package Reporting.Utils
{
	import flash.utils.ByteArray;
	public class CommonUtils
	{
		//Seen in flex blogs , some way to copy array. It says:
		//The algorithm is borrowed from a common Java programming technique. The function creates
		//a deep copy by serializing the array into an instance of the ByteArray class, and then 
		//reading the array back into a new array.
		public static function CloneArray ( inp : Array ) : Array
		{
			var myBA:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
    		myBA.writeObject(inp);
    		myBA.position = 0;
    		return(myBA.readObject());
		}
		
		//courtesy Jester theFool @ flexr.wordpress.com
		public static function parseBoolean(str:String):Boolean 
		{
			switch(str) 
			{
				case "1":
				case "true":
				case "yes":
					return true;
				case "0":
				case "false":
				case "no":
					return false;
				default:
					return Boolean(str);
			}
		}
	}
}
